Hundreds of students at Cornell University protested over allegations of a 2024 fraternity assault and called for disciplinary action
A Cornell student accused seven Chi Phi fraternity members of gang rape in 2024, alleging she was drugged with ketamine and could not consent. The case sparked protests, vandalism of the university's main building, and a criminal investigation reopening. New York Governor Kathy Hochul ordered an independent review and appointed the Attorney General as special prosecutor.
- A Cornell student accused seven Chi Phi fraternity members of gang rape in 2024, alleging she was drugged with ketamine and intoxicated, and could not consent during the attack.
- New York Governor Kathy Hochul appointed the Attorney General as special prosecutor and ordered an independent review of Cornell's handling of the case.
- Cornell University issued a statement addressing community frustration and said it would examine fraternities' role on campus.
- A civil lawsuit filed on September 14 names the university, seven former students, and the Chi Phi fraternity, alleging the school failed to punish accused students.
- The university's main building was vandalized with graffiti and a broken glass door.
- The alleged victim stated the university failed to properly investigate and punish fraternity members, and the criminal investigation was reopened.
- Protesters at Cornell demanded the resignation of the university president and called for the expulsion of complicit students.
- The student alleged she was given ketamine after becoming heavily intoxicated and could not consent during the attack.
- The local prosecutor declined to bring criminal charges, and Cornell police did not file any after the student reported the assault.
- The fraternity chapter was barred from campus, and students protested the university's response.
- Cornell University's president called the alleged gang rape deeply disturbing and welcomed an independent review of the university's response.
- A 2020 study found one quarter of female and one in fourteen male US bachelor's students experienced forced sexual contact.
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